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Biomolecular Chemistry Lab
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An organic chemistry lab that works on the total synthesis of natural products and investigates how iron ions are absorbed.
AboutAbout the lab
Total synthesis of natural products and elucidation of iron ion uptake.
The Biomolecular Chemistry Lab studies the total synthesis of complex, scarce bioactive natural products, as well as the revegetation of poor alkaline soils and the elucidation of the mechanism of iron ion uptake.
The lab also develops tools for elucidating mechanisms of action and functions, as well as organic synthetic reactions using transition metal catalysts and environmentally benign organic synthetic reactions.
The lab started in April 2025 in the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University.
Key terms
- Total synthesis
- Building a complex natural product molecule by hand through a series of chemical reactions, starting from simple, readily available materials
- Bioactive natural product
- A substance made by living organisms that has some effect on other organisms
- Transition metal catalyst
- A substance containing a transition metal that makes chemical reactions proceed more easily
NewsLab news
A paper by Lecturer Iwata was published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Lecturer Iwata has been tentatively selected for the Encouragement Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
A student won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 2025 NSYSU-Osaka Science Joint Symposium
A student won an Excellent Oral Presentation Award at the Academic Meeting of the Kansai Branch, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
A student won a Student Excellent Presentation Award at the 54th Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry
ResearchResearch themes
The lab pursues research on the total synthesis of complex, scarce bioactive natural products; the revegetation of poor alkaline soils and the elucidation of the mechanism of iron ion uptake; and the development of tools for elucidating mechanisms of action and functions. It also works on developing organic synthetic reactions using transition metal catalysts and environmentally benign organic synthetic reactions.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKosuke Namba
- LecturerTakayuki Iwata
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